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Council votes to oppose Encore rate increases as city lawyers prepare denial filing
Summary
Grand Prairie officials said Encore has requested a substantial rate filing and the City Council authorized city staff and attorneys to pursue denial and related procedural steps to prevent an automatic rate increase while the case proceeds before the state Public Utility Commission.
Grand Prairie officials told the City Council that Encore Energy (referred to in the meeting as Encore) has sought a multi‑hundred‑million dollar rate filing that would raise residential rates and street‑lighting charges.
Staff explained that Encore’s filing seeks approximately a 12.3% increase in residential rates and a roughly 51% increase in street light rates; one staff member summarized the…
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